FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 31 JULY 2008
Location
| FAA Identifier: | MOD |
| Lat/Long: | 37-37-32.9420N / 120-57-15.9170W
37-37.549033N / 120-57.265283W
37.6258172 / -120.9544214
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 97 ft. / 29.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 16E (1985) |
| From city: | 2 miles SE of MODESTO, CA |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 95354 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1940 |
| Sectional chart: | SAN FRANCISCO |
| Control tower: | yes |
| ARTCC: | OAKLAND CENTER |
| FSS: | RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MOD (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | CONTINUOUS |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
MIRL RY 10R/28L AND PAPI RYS 10R & 28L UNAVBL WHEN ATCT CLSD. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport) |
| Landing fee: | no, OVERNGT TIEDOWN FEE |
| Fire and rescue: | ARFF index A |
| Airline operations: | PPR 48 HRS FOR ACR OPNS WITH MORE THAN 30 PSGR SEATS 0800-1700 WKDAYS CALL AMGR (209) 577-5318. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF: | 125.3 |
| UNICOM: | 122.95 |
| ATIS: | 127.7 |
| WX ASOS: | PHONE 209-572-0914 |
| MODESTO GROUND: | 121.7 [0700-2100] |
| MODESTO TOWER: | 125.3 257.8 [0700-2100] |
| NORCAL APPROACH: | 120.95 |
| NORCAL DEPARTURE: | 120.95(EAST-SOUTH) 123.85(WEST) 125.1(NORTH) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| MOD at field | | MODESTO VOR/DME | | 114.60 | | 17E |
| ECAr123/16.2 | | MANTECA VORTAC | | 116.00 | | 17E |
| LINr158/27.0 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 114.80 | | 17E |
| HYPr298/35.9 | | EL NIDO VOR/DME | | 114.20 | | 15E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| TRACY | | 085/23.6 | | 203 | | 15E | | TCY | - -.-. -.-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A JET-A1+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | HIGH/LOW |
Runway Information
Runway 10L/28R
| Dimensions: | 5911 x 150 ft. / 1802 x 46 m |
| Surface: | asphalt/grooved, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 60.0 | | Double wheel: | 200.0 | | Double tandem: | 350.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | high intensity |
| RUNWAY 10L | | RUNWAY 28R |
| Latitude: | 37-37.784917N | | 37-37.238600N |
| Longitude: | 120-57.607533W | | 120-56.593733W |
| Elevation: | 96.5 ft. | | 79.0 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 124 true | | 288 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | precision, in good condition | | precision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | |
| Approach lights: | | | MALSR: 1,400 foot medium intensity approach lighting system with runway alignment indicator lights |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Instrument approach: | | | ILS |
| Obstructions: | 73 ft. tree, 2700 ft. from runway, 450 ft. right of centerline, 34:1 slope to clear | | 14 ft. road, 1600 ft. from runway |
Runway 10R/28L
| Dimensions: | 3459 x 100 ft. / 1054 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0, RWY 10R-28L CLSD TO ACFT OVER 12500 LBS GWT |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 10R | | RUNWAY 28L |
| Latitude: | 37-37.772567N | | 37-37.452833N |
| Longitude: | 120-57.843317W | | 120-57.250183W |
| Elevation: | 96.0 ft. | | 83.4 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.3% | | 0.3% |
| Traffic pattern: | right | | left |
| Runway heading: | 108 magnetic, 124 true | | 288 magnetic, 304 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 56 ft. tree, 1340 ft. from runway, 75 ft. left of centerline, 20:1 slope to clear | | 47 ft. tree, 1700 ft. from runway, 50 ft. right of centerline, 31:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF MODESTO
PO BOX 642
MODESTO, CA 95353
Phone 209-577-5318 |
| Manager: | JEROME THIELE
617 AIRPORT WAY
MODESTO, CA 95354-3916
Phone 209-577-5318 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 189 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 148 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 32 | | Jet airplanes: | | 1 | | Helicopters: | | 8 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 235/day * | | 49% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 15% | air taxi | | <1% | military | | * for 12-month period ending 31 December 2007 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | IN THE INTEREST OF NOISE ABATEMENT: TUBO JETS DISCONTINUE OPNS 2400-0500 LCL & PARK ON NE RAMP. |
| - | ALL PURE JET AND LARGE ACFT LMTD TO PRKG AND SVC AT NE RAMP ONLY. |
| - | BIRDS ON AND IN VICINITY OF ARPT. |
| - | AVIATION WX AVBL WHEN ATCT OPNL CALL 209-526-4555. |
| - | MIRL RY 10R/28L AND PAPI RY 10R & 28L UNAVBL WHEN TWR CLSD. |
| - | NOISE ABATEMENT PROCEDURES: PILOTS ARE REQUESTED TO USE LGTD RWY ONLY. |
| - | RWY 10R/28L NOT CERTIFICATED FOR FAR-139. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 28 August 2008 at 0901Z and 25 September 2008 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| ILS OR LOC/DME RWY 28R | |
download (366KB) |
| GPS RWY 28R | |
download (197KB) |
| VOR/DME RWY 28R **CHANGED** | |
download (253KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (18KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums apply | |
download (40KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
O27 - Oakdale Airport (11 nm NE)
KSCK - Stockton Metropolitan Airport (21 nm NW)
KTCY - Tracy Municipal Airport (23 nm W)
KMER - Castle Airport (24 nm SE)
KMCE - Merced Municipal Airport/Macready Field (29 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Ed Dwyer
Photo taken 15-Jul-2006
from 6500 ft MSL
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Modesto City-County Airport-Harry Sham Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sectional chart |
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Click on chart to expand
Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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Download PDF
of official airport diagram from the FAA
| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 05-Sep-2008
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:13 | | 13:13 |
| Sunrise | | 06:39 | | 13:39 |
| Sunset | | 19:25 | | 02:25 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 19:52 | | 02:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 05-Sep-2008 11:23:35 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 05-Sep-2008 04:23:35 |
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| METAR |
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| KMOD | 051053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 19/12 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 T01890122
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KSCK
20nm NW | 051055Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A2975 RMK AO2 SLP074 T01780072
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| TAF |
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KSCK
20nm NW | 050535Z 050606 30007KT P6SM SKC FM0800 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM0200 30011KT P6SM SKC
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KMER
24nm SE | 050520Z 050606 VRB03KT P6SM SKC FM2000 30007KT P6SM SKC FM0400 VRB04KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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